Paper and pulp treating machine.



H. PARKER.

PAPER AND PULP TREATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1909.

1,050,386, Patented Jan. 14,1913.

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H. PARKER.-

PAPER AND PULP TREATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED we. 19, 1909.

1,050,386, Patented Jan'.14, 1913.

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PAPER AND PULP TREATING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. it, till 3.

Application filed August 19, 1909. Serial No. 513,576.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, HOWARD PARKER, a citizen ofthe United States, and aresident of Nashua,..in the county of Hillsboro and pound machine from anumber of units in' such a manner that they may be compactly andconveniently arranged, may be provided with common supply and dischargespouts and with a common driving means.

In illustrating my invention I have represented a set of machines known.as deckers, but it is to be understood that other machines can bearranged in a manner similar to the arrangement which will behereinafter described.

Figure l is a perspective view of a machine made in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is an end View of the same. Fig. 3 is a transversesection. Fig. 4 is an end view of one of the units.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that my compound machine comrises two rows of units; these rows are in icated by' the referencelettersa b and the units in eachrow by a a a 6 6 12 It will be notedfurther that the machines are arranged oppositely to one another, that1s to say the front of one machine opposite to the front of the othermachine, and spaced from one another a suitable distance. The abuttingedges of the front walls of the units in each row are connected so as toproduce two continuous side walls, indicated at 0 (Z. Between thesewalls there is located a bottom plate e, thus providing a supply troughthe side walls of which are formed by the continuous front walls of eachrow of units. Suitable end walls are provided for this trough. There isa communicating passage from the trough to each unit which passage iscontrolled by gates 9 so that the supply of the material to any one ofthe units may be controlled at will. Underneath the supply trough andextending for the length of the compound machine is a discharge spoutinto which the Waste water from the units is discharged, the wastewaterbeing led away in any desired manner.

The machines illustrated and other machines for handling or treatingpulp usually have a rotating element, such as a drum or cylinder. Thecylinders of the end units a b are driven directly from a suitablesource of power through the belt pulley l and the spur pinion and gear2, 3, the latter being fast on the cylinder shaft. The cylinders of theadjacent sections ineach row are coupled up so that there is in effect acontinuous shaft running from end to end of each row of units, thedriving power being applied at one or both ends of each row. Incase itis necessary to stop one of the units and remove its cylinder I providea dummy shafts'which will take the place of the shaft of the row whichhas been removed to complete'the driving connection throughout each row.

By the above described construction and arrangement of parts I amenabled to arrange a large number of machines in a small space, toobviate the necessity of having separate supply and discharge spouts foreach machine, and if desired, by using the driving arrangement shown, Iam enabled to do away with a large number of belts, pulleys, gears, andwith a considerable length of shafting, and each unit can be controlledindependently. of each other unit as regards the admission of materialto it from the supply trough.

I claim 1. A compound paper and pulp machine comprising two rows ofunits oppositely arranged, the units in each row being arranged end toend, a bottom plate extendin between and secured to the opposing waIlsof the units in each row, connections between the abutting edges of thefront walls of units in each row forming in connection wit-h said bottomplate a supply trough, a communicating passage from said trough to eachunit, and an independently operable gate to control said passages.

2. A compoundvpaper and pulp machine comprising two rows of unitsoppositely arranged, the :units in each row-being arranged end to end, abottom plate extending between and secured to the opposing front gouosee Walls of the units in each row, connections between the abuttingeclges of the front walls of units in each row forming in connectionwith said bottom plate a supply trough, communicating passages from saidtrou h to each unit ates to control said 2:: i 9 passages, and 2t commondischarge trough extending between said rows of units underneatll saidsupply trough.

HUWARD PARKER.

Witnesses ROBERT FRENCH? NELLIE M. PARKER.

